Movies
Telluride Horror Show Haunting Colorado This Fall
The 2016 Telluride Horror Show is in full swing and we’re here to tell you all about it! First off, it’s taking place October 14th through 16th in Telluride, CO. The event, which is entering its seventh year, will be bringing dozens of full and short length horror films from around the world. In the past, the event acted as the premiere location for films such as The Tour, The Last Man, Breathe, The Battery, The Last Will And Testament of Rosalind Leigh, and much more. They also have shown a number of Colorado Premieres in recent years, including Bone Tomahawk, Creep and Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil. Other Official Selections have included The Babadook, Darling and The Hallow.
On top of showing films in both the historic Sheridan Opera House and Nugget Theatre, the festival has also expanded this year into the Wilkinson Library Program Room, which will allow for, “…panels, special presentations and crossover film programming in the science fiction, fantasy and psychological thriller genres.”
When it comes to finding a place to stay, the Telluride Horror Show has everything planned out:
Telluride Alpine Lodging has returned as the festival’s lodging sponsor, making an already off-season weekend getaway even more affordable. Attendees will receive 15% off with promo code CELEBRATION15. Rooms start at just $109. Condos are also available, starting at $186.
The festival is not just limited to films. There will also be an ice cream social, the annual “Pig Roast”, and a closing party, as well as other events that will be announced in the coming months.
$125 three-day passes, which provide access to the film screenings and all special events, are available for immediate pre-order right here. They are expected to sell out based on previous years and their performance.
Meanwhile, all filmmakers who are interested in their films being seen can now submit through the official website. The regular deadline for film submissions is July 15, 2016 and there’s a late deadline of September 20th.
For those who want a more intimate understanding of the Telluride Horror Show, there’s a great interview with festival director Ted Wilson over at Fangoria.
Before updating the video nasty Faces of Death, director Daniel Goldhaber and writer Isa Mazzei explored the dangers of online life in tech-thriller Cam, their feature debut that was acquired by Netflix in 2018 after making waves on the festival circuit.
At the end of last year, the Netflix exclusive quietly departed from the streaming platform, left without another streaming home.
It’s not an isolated story; Mike Flanagan’s Hush also left streaming entirely for a period until it was finally picked up on both physical media and other streaming services.
While the tech-thriller currently isn’t available to watch on Netflix, Tubi, Hulu, or any other platforms, that’s not a problem for Cam thanks to a very cool move by Goldhaber: the director has made his breakout film accessible to watch online for free via his website.
As his site notes: “CAM is unfortunately not currently available to view on any platforms, so you can watch it here if you like :).“
No subscriptions or fees necessary, just hit play.
Cam follows Alice (Madeline Brewer), who works as an online cam girl obsessed with her ranking on the cam site. The higher her ranking goes, the more it draws unwanted attention, and Alice soon finds herself replaced on her own show with a doppelganger.
Written by Mazzei, a former camgirl, it uses the horror thriller premise to examine the life of a sex worker; Alice’s career ambition is directly at odds with the shame it brings to her family, and how she tries to spare them from it by keeping them in the dark. It only compounds her danger when the doppelganger enters the equation in Goldhaber’s engaging thriller.
For a deep dive into the treacherous world of Cam, listen to Horror Queers’ episode on it now.
You must be logged in to post a comment.